Cymbidium tigrinum C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cyperorchis tigrina (C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.) Schltr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cymbidium tigrinum C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : A miniature sized, cool to cold growing lithophyte on rocks at elevations of 1000 to 2700 meters with ovoid to ovoid-conical pseudobulbs and carrying 3 to 5, coriaceous, recurved, narrowly elliptic to oblong-lanceolate leaves with a short petiole that blooms in the spring to mid-summer on an erect, slender, 4.8" to 9.2" (12 to 23 cm) long, basal, 3 to 6 flowered inflorescence that is longer than the leavves and has lanceolate floral bracts that are shorter than the ovaries and fragrant (honey) flowers.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Nicobar Islands
  • Native : India, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. M Sanjappa
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cymbidium tigrinum. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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